Travels to Washington (Md.) for Second Round Tilt
LYNCHBURG, Va. --- The Lynchburg College men's
lacrosse team received a first-round bye in the upcoming NCAA
Division III Championship Tournament and will travel to
Chestertown, MD, this weekend to battle Washington College. The
contest will be held on Sunday, May 11, at 1:30 pm.
The Hornets received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by
defeating Virginia Wesleyan College in the Old Dominion Athletic
Conference (ODAC) Tournament 12-6 Sunday afternoon. Washington
College lost to Gettysburg College 12-7 in the Centennial
Conference Tournament title game but was one of four schools to
receive a Pool C bid to the Tournament.
Lynchburg is 16-2 on the season, went 6-0 in the
ODAC, and is riding a 14-game winning streak. Washington
is 13-3 this season after going 7-1 in the Centennial Conference
that features two other NCAA Tournament participants in Gettysburg
College and Haverford College.
Admission prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior
citizens. Children two years old or younger are admitted free of
charge if accompanied by a ticketed adult.
More information on the game - including a link to live
stats - can be found at,
http://washingtoncollegesports.com/mlacrosse/releases/08ncaa.html.
This release is courtesy of the Lynchburg sports
information department.